Err I know I said that I would update soon and then I didn't update for a while. I'm sorry! I received several interesting ideas though, and I wanted to thank anyone who left an idea. Hopefully I'll update soon.

Answers to comments: Guest, well I did that done that on purpose. Since Pitch never says his name I kind of wanted to show that he never really thinks about his name. He only associates his name with negative things, so Jack thinks his name is in a way, a bad thing. I was aware that I was doing it. I slowly intended to start adding his name, and change things up. I do apologize if it sounds kind of boring, I never really thought about it that way. I'll slowly start mixing things up a bit.

Sandy waited patiently outside. North had gone inside a couple of minutes ago. They had agreed that only one of them should go inside in case Jack was awake. They didn't want to scare him. He crossed his arms over his chest as he waited for one of the two to come outside. Finally after another minute the door opened. Sandy looked up meeting North's eyes. North beckoned to him with his head. He nodded and made his way towards him.

North held the door open for him as he passed through. Sandy thanked him as he walked towards Bunny who was sitting on the chair. He laid his hand on his shoulder making Bunny look up at him. He smiled gently at him. Sandy returned the smile and asked him about Jack. Bunny's smile became thinner and forced. His shoulders sagged a bit and he looked away from him. Sandy could see the sadness swirling behind his eyes.

"He's asleep right now. He's too scared so I think the best thing is to move him while he's asleep. That way he won't freak out." Bunny's eyes flickered up towards him.

Sandy nodded. He made a couple of symbols that took Bunny a second to figure out. How were they going to move Jack?

"North said he was going to get a couple of yetis to put Jack on a stretcher to wheel him to Tooth's room." Bunny informed him. As if to make his point the door opened. North walked in with three yetis trailed behind him.

"The yetis are ready." North said as he motioned for the yetis to proceed. The yetis waved at him and Sandy waved back giving them a warm smile. Bunny gave a tense wave. Sandy looked at him for a moment before glancing over at Jack.

His face looked so peaceful and for a moment Jack looked so delicate. As if a simple touch would break him apart. He looked like so much like a child and Sandy knew it was because he was a child. There was no denying how young his face looked. And that didn't even include how frightened and mistrustful he was. Adding that in Jack was exactly a child.

Holding up a finger Sandy walked to Jack's side. Everybody watched him as he raised his hand over Jack's hand and let his sand fall on his head. A soft sigh left Jack's mouth and he snuggled slightly into the pillows. Sandy smiled and moved back. With a combined efforts the yetis slowly moved Jack to the stretcher. After they moved the IV and stretched Jack out carefully, the yetis started pushing him towards the door.

Sandy walked behind them, not waiting for Bunny to get up. He knew that he would be behind him. North held the door open again as the yeti passed by. Sandy nodded while Bunny thanked him verbally. The yetis walked slowly careful to avoid harming him. Thankfully he was out like a rock thanks to Sandy, and the trip to Tooth's room went smooth. The whole time Sandy observed the other two Guardians, making sure they didn't notice.

North's face showed every bit his age. Sandy could see all the worry in his face. It was etched into the lines that appeared in his forehead when he frowned. Sandy's eyes flickered over to Bunny. Guilt seemed to roll off of him in waves. His shoulders were slumped and his head was down. Bunny's eyes kept flickering back and forth from the floor to Jack.

But what caught Sandy's attention were his eyes. They were so full of sorrow, despair but mostly guilt. It flooded and swirled inside Bunny's green eyes. He could tell it was consuming him. Eating him from the inside out.

As much as he wanted to help Bunny, Sandy knew that his guilt would never disappear. It didn't matter what he said to Bunny, it would always be on his conscious. Even if Jack recovered Bunny would always hold himself responsible for what had happened. Sandy knew it would weigh on everybody's mind. It had been their mistake, and now they were paying the consequences.

Sandy was shaken out of his thoughts as everybody came to a halt. He realized that they were outside Tooth's room. With a shake of their heads the yetis opened the door before pushing Jack in. As they stepped inside Sandy could hear all the noises the machines were making. His eyes were drawn in to Tooth who was in the middle of the room.

Sandy's eyes saddened as he stared at her. With all the machines and wires connected to her she looked even more fragile and small. Tooth was paler than when he had last seen her. Her feathers now lacked the vibrant color and instead looked dull and lifeless. Sandy knew Tooth would be horrified when she woke up and saw herself. That wasn't even including Jack.

North and Sandy had discussed Tooth's possible reaction when she woke up. North had been worried that Tooth would scare Jack, knowing that she would get all motherly. It was humorous to him considering the fact that North scared Jack. Sandy had managed to explain that Tooth would be too weak to hover over Jack and freak out about all the injuries he had.

But now that they were getting Jack all set up Sandy desperately wanted Tooth to wake up, and go all motherly on all of them. Instead Tooth remained still, something that was unnatural on her, considering the fact that she was always moving. As they finished Sandy forced himself to look away and concentrate on what needed to be done. On what they were going to do.

He tapped both of the Guardians on the shoulders. Both of them were staring at Jack who was now next to Tooth. A curtain that could be pushed forward was the only thing separating them. Both of them looked down at him. Sandy gave them a knowing look. Bunny blinked before looking down at Sandy.

"Yeah?" Bunny asked.

Sandy rolled his eyes. He formed various images and waited until Bunny figured out what he had said. After a moment Bunny nodded.

"You're right standing here isn't going to fix anything. We have to go stop Pitch." He said. North nodded agreeing with him.

"We will leave note to Jack explaining where we are. Hopefully we'll be back before he wakes up but just in case." North walked towards Jack in his hand was a sticky note with handwriting all over it. He stuck it gently on Jack's hand. "There we should be good now. We will have extra security just in case."

Both of them nodded. Sandy gave them one more glance before following North, who was walking towards the door. Bunny closed the door behind him. He seemed to be more awake than he had been in a while.

"We have to go prove Pitch wrong. We have to make sure that the children don't stop believing in us. That means we have to make sure the kids don't stop believing in Easter. Come on we have to go fix Easter."

Soft beeps were the first thing he heard. It was a steady beep that almost threatened to lure him back into the darkness. Into the darkness. Darkness. That word alone scared him. He had been in the dark for too long. The darkness was the only thing he always had. It was the only solid thing he always had.

But at the same time he didn't want the darkness. It reminded him of what happened when he was in the dark. All the pain, the tears, all the loneliness. All of that come back to him in the darkness. He could say that he was afraid of the dark, because he was. He never knew when Pitch could come out and attack him. He would never know. If there was one thing he was good at it was keeping him in the dark.

With difficulty he managed to open his eyes. Everything was blurry and fuzzy. After a moment everything started to clear up. The ceiling he was staring at started to become clearer. After a closer inspection he realized that it looked different. Was he in a different room? When had he fallen asleep? He was had been painting an, an egg! He had finished it but then his eyes had gotten so heavy. Even with all the desperate attempts to keep his eyes open they had closed on him.

He had fallen asleep. No. That meant that he had fallen asleep on Bunny. Now he was in for it. How could he have disrespected him like that? He had fallen asleep on him, and that was the ultimate disrespect. Would Bunny do the same thing Pitch had done to him once when he had fallen asleep on him? He was in for a world for pain. The spirit shivered and looked down.

He had been right he was in a different room. It was smaller and unlike the last room this one didn't have empty beds. It was then that he heard the steady beeps again.

Beep.

Beep.

Hesitantly he turned his head sideways. Next to him was a bed surrounded by machines but that wasn't what caught his eye. No, what caught his eye was the body that was on the bed. Even with all the machines hooked up to her he had a slight idea of who it was. Pitch had told him that he had managed to hit Tooth. Could that be her?

He stared at her for a while longer. She looked so sick and weak. He tore his eyes away from her and faced forward again. Now that he was stuck to the bed there wasn't anything he could do. He looked down at himself. He could see his cast clearly, a light blue that he liked. He stretched his hand out to touch it when he noticed that there was something on his hand. Confused he took it off and brought it closer.

We left to help Bunny. We will be back soon. Don't worry we only moved you to Tooth's room. Oh, and there's some food next to you, help yourself to whatever you want. - North

He read the note over a couple of times to make sure he had read it correctly. When the letters didn't change he put the note down. Slowly he turned a bit to see if there was indeed food. When he had shifted enough he craned his neck. To his surprise there was a plate full of cookies. Now he could smell the delicious aroma from the cookies. How could he have missed it?

He stared at the plate that was on top of the cabinet warily. Was it a trap? Would the Guardians come out and tell him it was all a joke? Would they hurt him if he ate one? He didn't want to admit it but he was hungry. His stomach growled and twisted inside him. Maybe they wouldn't notice if he ate one?

He stretched out his fingers brushing a cookie. Hesitantly he curled his fingers around it. He stayed still for a moment still debating whether he should take it. He closed his eyes before pulling back before he could change his mind. He looked down at the cookie he had grabbed. It looked so appetizing and he had to resist the urge to shove the whole thing in his mouth. With a trembling hand he slowly bit down.

Flavor instantly flooded his mouth. He couldn't remember the last time he had tasted flavor. While he didn't need to eat as much to survive somehow Pitch made sure that he was starving. The stale bread had no taste and he ate it without much thought. He practically devoured the cookie, only to start choking. He bolted up from the pillows and started coughing.

He tried to stifle his coughs but they bubbled out of him. He bent over coughing viciously. His whole body was shaking and his throat burned. He was still coughing when a hand touched him. He jumped and looked up. Through teary eyes he saw a blurry figure in front of him. Even though he was still coughing he managed to back away from him.

The blurry figure in front of him opened his mouth. A bunch of noises reached his ears and it took him a while to realize that it was a yeti. The yeti said something else before leaving. He placed his hand on his chest as he tried to breathe. At that moment the door opened and the yeti entered holding a glass of water. It walked towards him and held the cup out.

He stared at the cup for a moment before realizing that the yeti wanted him to grab it. Nervously he stretched his arm out. His fingers curled around the cup. The water inside it sloshed around as his hand trembled. When he stopped the cup at his lips the yeti motioned for him to drink. Cautiously he took a sip and relished the coolness as it soothed his throat.

From the corner of his eye he saw the yeti keep motioning for him to drink. With a bit more confidence he took another drink. Then another, and another until the whole cup was empty. The whole time he kept watching the yeti to see if it would get angry. He slowly lowered the cup and looked at the yeti from his bangs.

The yeti said something else before stretching his hand out slowly towards the cup. Even with his slow movement he still flinched. The yeti grimaced and smiled at him reassuringly. Jack blinked but managed to stretch his arm out and hand over the cup. The yeti nodded towards him and started to back away but not before motioning towards the plate of cookies.

The boy froze. He was going to tell him something about why he ate the cookie. He was going to get in trouble. He swallowed. Instead the yeti walked over and picked up the plate. For a moment he thought he was going to take away the plate but instead the yeti handed it to him. He glanced at him surprised but thanked him anyways. The yeti smiled at him again and this time he felt the corner of his mouth twitch up for a moment.

It was enough for the yeti and its smile grew wider. The door closed behind him and the room was once again quite. He stared at the plate that was in his lap curiously. A variety of cookies were stacked and he grabbed one fearfully. As he started biting on it his fear was replaced with hunger. He ate it almost as quickly as the last one but he remembered to chew before swallowing. With a quick glance around the room he grabbed another one and shoved it in his mouth.

A couple of minutes later and half the plate was gone. No matter how many he ate the delicious taste still surprised him. With the back of his hand he wiped the crumbs off his face. His stomach was full not used to having so much food. Now that he had been sitting up for a while his back was starting to ache. He was surprised that he hadn't felt his ribs considering the fact that he was putting strain on them.

He shifted and got comfortable. With all the pillows he felt like he was on a cloud. Even being on a bed was a huge thing. Sleeping on a straw bed was even more uncomfortable than when he used to sleep in trees. He sighed softly and leaned back until he was looking at the ceiling. After a couple of minutes his eyelids were starting to close on him.

Beep

Bee-

Be-

Suddenly he shot up clutching his chest. His breathing increased, and soon his head was spinning. It felt like he was going to faint. Something was wrong. He could feel it, and it had woken him up. After a couple of seconds the sensation started to fade away. A shaky breath escaped his lips as he calmed down. What had happened? He rubbed his chest trying to get rid of the tightness his chest felt.

Footsteps echoed down the hall and a moment later voices filled the air. There was a soft knock on the door that made him flinch.

"Jack? Can I come in?" Bunny's voice reached his ears.

"Y-yes." He answered shakily. Why was he asking him if he could come in? Why didn't he just come in?

A second later the door opened and Bunny poked his head in. As he laid eyes on him Bunny's face changed. A look of worry sketched itself on Bunny's face. He quickly entered and shut the door behind him. Bunny approached him but kept his distance.

"Are you okay? You look pale." Bunny's voice was laced with worry.

"Yes!" He answered automatically. Bunny stared at him doubtfully. He didn't seem to believe him but he didn't push him.

"All right but if you feel anything, pain or dizziness let me know okay?" Bunny told him. While his tone was calm his eyes kept looking over him.

Just as he opened his mouth to respond to him pain blossomed all over him. It stared from the inside of his chest and spread all over his body. A scream escaped his lips as he doubled over clutching his chest. He was pretty sure Bunny had jumped up and was yelling. But that didn't register in his mind as he realized that something was terribly wrong.

It wasn't so much the pain, it was the sensation that he was getting. It felt like something inside of him was broken. Gone. There was a hollowness in his chest that seemed to spread like fire all over his body. He was vaguely aware that the door opened and that more people had entered. He ignored it all and only concentrated on what he was feeling. The pain was dull now but the empty feeling stayed. A horrible thought entered his mind.

Did Pitch break his staff?

Bunny tried his hardest to figure out what was wrong with Jack. His eyes were glassy and he kept clutching his chest. When he had let out that scream that was laced with pain and horror Bunny had no idea what to think. He had automatically scanned him over. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with him physically but he could always be wrong. So he did the next reasonable thing and called for help. In his haste he grabbed the plate of cookies and threw them on top of the counter.

While he yelled for help he checked over Jack physically. He put his hand over his head, and was relieved to find that it was cool. Next he grabbed Jack gently and laid him back. When he didn't flinch or even react Bunny swallowed down the panic he was feeling. At that moment the door opened and yetis flooded the room, with North and Sandy behind them. They stayed by the door to give the yetis space but North still questioned him.

"Bunny! We heard your screaming, what's wrong?"

Bunny gave Jack one last look before letting the yetis surround him. As he walked towards North he explained to him what had happened.

"When I came in he looked bad, I can't exactly describe it but there seemed to be something wrong with him. I asked him if he was okay and he said yes but I didn't believe him. I didn't want to pressure him so I told him to tell me if he felt anything, and when he went to answer he suddenly started screaming. He bent over and grabbed his chest." Bunny looked over at the yetis who were checking over Jack.

North frowned. "Maybe he hurt his rib?"

Bunny shrugged. "I don't know. He might have, but what concerned me the most was that he didn't react when I touched him."

One yeti walked back towards them. He stopped in front of North who listened to him as he spoke. North frowned again.

"Yeti says that they found nothing wrong but they'll do some tests just in case."

While the yetis started moving around Bunny took the chance and walked towards Jack. He seemed to be aware of everything again. He was nervous and was looking at all the yetis fearfully. As he approached him, Jack's eyes shifted to his.

"Are you okay now?" A small nod was all he received.

"Do you know what happened? Whatever you felt tell me or whatever happened, anything you say is important, okay?" Bunny asked him. Jack seemed to be trying to take in everything.

"I-I, P-Pitc-ch my s-sta." Jack fumbled with his words, and only freaked out more when he couldn't say what he wanted to say. Bunny immediately stepped in trying to prevent Jack from having a panic attack.

"Woah, easy there. It's okay just say it slowly." Bunny coaxed.

Jack seemed to relax a tiny bit. "P-Pitch threa-threatened me-e if I." He stopped again his eyes filled with terror.

Bunny looked behind him to see North and Sandy watching them. He swallowed and turned back around. Smiling gently he tried to help him. What could Pitch have possibly threatened him with?

"Does Pitch have to do with what just happened to you?" A nod. They were getting somewhere.

"Pitch has you threatened?" Another nod. "How does he have you threatened?"

Jack swallowed and looked down. He fiddled with his fingers. "He sa-said that he would br-break my st-staff if I-I ever esc-escaped or got out of h-his hands."

A silence stretched over them as they processed the information. It took all of Bunny's strength to not shout out in anger. It was disgusting how Pitch would threaten Jack with something like that. That and Bunny had a feeling that Jack's staff meant something more to Jack than they thought. Jack would take the wrong way if he showed anger, he needed to stay calm for Jack's sake.

"Does that have to do with what happened to you right now?" He asked gently.

Jack looked up at him with tears in his eyes. "Y-Yes. I think P-Pitch broke my staff."

Oh my gosh I'm so sorry for the long wait. I was once again in the clutches of doing school work. I wanted to thank you guys for your support. You guys rock! I feel bad for Jack now, hehe. Reviews as always are welcomed.