A/N: Bad me! I should be working on school not working more on this story! What? Oh, hello writer inside of me. Be quiet? Who are you to tell me what to d- Oh, hello fangirl. Umm... you guys should probably put down the pitchforks. Okay, okay! I get it! I'll post the new chapter! Sheesh.

I'm so sorry I'm breaking your hearts, readers. This chapter will cheer you up! *takes peek at chapter* Oh. It's this one. Umm... I'm going to go hide under the covers again. (stop glaring at me, fangirl.)

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Bunny glared as Pitch stepped from the shadows, "What are you doing here." It was definitely not a question.

Pitch shrugged, "My job."

Sandy frowned, then nodded.

Pitch's smirk grew, "See?"

North looked at Pitch then Sandy, "Sandy, vhat is going on?"

Pitch rolled his eyes, "Can't you tell?"

Bunny raised his boomerang up, threateningly, "Stop hidin' in the shadows. We saw your nightmares turn on you. You should be cowering in shadows. What are you doin' here."

"So many questions!" Pitch barely dodged the boomerang that came at him.

He shadow-traveled across the room, "I believe Sandy knows why I'm here."

Sandy put an image of Pitch then a nightmare, a snowflake, an arrow towards the snowflake.

Bunny shook his head, "This isn't clearing anything up."

Pitch sighed, "I'm here because..." He chuckled, "Jack is scared."

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Tooth immediately put Jamie down and started giving him CPR. "1...2...3..." She pushed down on Jamie's chest. "4...5...6..." She motioned with her head for Baby Tooth to go get help. Baby Tooth had already flown out of the room and was searching for a yeti.

She flew down the hallway to the main room. Her heart nearly stopped when she almost ran into Pitch. She would've chittered indignantly if Jamie wasn't...

Jamie, need to help Jamie. She flew past Pitch and continued looking for a yeti.

She flew straight to Phil whose eyes widened as soon as he understood what she was saying. He immediately gestured to another yeti for help and they rushed to the hospital room.

Suddenly the gravity of everything that had just happened rushed down on her. Tears spilled out of her little eyes.

Pitch actually had the nerve to laugh, "Amazing, the amount of fear in this room alone!"

The boomerang nearly hit his head this time. Pitch stood there stunned. The boomerang flew back to Bunny, "Next time, I won't miss."

Pitch shrugged, "You can't hit a shadow."

"Wanna bet?"

Pitch laughed again, "You need me. More specifically Jack needs me."

Bunny clutched the boomerang tighter, "Why are you doing this?"

Pitch tilted his head, eyebrows furrowed together, "What?" Realization dawned on him, "You think I did this?" He gestured to the bruised spirit. Pitch frowned, "I may have a score to settle with Jack, but do you really think I'm capable of this?"

Bunny looked him straight in the eyes, "Yes."

Pitch sneered, "You so quickly label people, rabbit. Actually, I was hoping it'd be you that was generating this amount of fear." He pointed at Jack, "Though, Jack is rather full of unfaced fears." He looked at their surprised faces smugly, "What? Don't know your new Guardian that well do you?"

Bunny shook his head, "And you do?"

Pitch's face went very serious, "More than you do."

"You don't know Jack at all."

Pitch smiled, "Funny. He said the same thing before he rushed off to 'save' Easter." Bunny's ears went flat.

Pitch's smile grew, knowing his jab had hit home, "Now, are you going to let me do my job or not?"

North put a hand on Bunny's shoulder, "Stand down. Like it or not, vhe need Pitch's... help."

Baby Tooth chirped worriedly. Pitch looked at her, "Oh, don't worry, little one, I won't hurt your Jack." He frowned at the form on the couch, "At least, not more than he is already."

Baby Tooth followed his gaze to Jack, and immediately more tears poured down her cheeks. Her precious Jack! He was twisting in his sleep. She knew something had happened to him, but this? The tears spilled faster.

Suddenly, a soft hand caressed her, "Shh... It will be alright."

They all turned to the new figure in the room. Correction, new figures. They were both wearing cloaks, though the one who was caressing Baby Tooth wore dark blue. The figure standing next to her wore black. It was his appearance that had simply froze everyone, even Pitch.

The spirit caressing Baby Tooth suddenly stumbled, as if overwhelmed. The other figure dropped his scythe and helped her up. He supported her, holding her arm, "Careful, Grief."

"Just- a whole lot of sadness here," she righted herself, "Thank you."

He picked up his scythe, "You're welcome." He turned to the others, "Now. Where is Jamie Bennett?"