Jack fumed as he sat in his tree. His thoughts circled darkly. He didn't deserve this lonely existence. Had the Moon somehow made him fall into the lake, to force this on him? Why did he and his family have to suffer like this?
Above him, the waning crescent moon sat peacefully in the sky. He yelled at it. He asked why this was happening to him, but no answer came.
Jack descended from his tree, climbing down rather than flying. He resented his powers, because of what they cost him. Not that he'd have ever chosen this. He paced, getting angrier. He kept yelling at the ever-silent Moon.
"Why?" he shouted at it, "Why me? What did I ever do to deserve this? You've separated me from my family, my friends, everyone! You dropped me here and left me alone!" he punched the tree, which only made him angrier from the pain. He stared up at the Moon, waiting insolently for an answer. Its calm silence infuriated him. He shouted angrily and a bolt of blue light shot out of his staff.
He startled back, surprised. A small cloud was forming where the energy had hit the sky. It covered the moon as it expanded outward.
That just made Jack more angry. Now he had nothing to take it out on.
"Agh! Just stop it!" He was still shouting at the Moon, though the clouds swirling above him were so thick as to obscure all light from the sky. "Just stop! I want to go go back! Just put me back… just…" Jack slid down the trunk of his tree until he was sitting on the ground. He put his head between his knees, and the tears he had been holding back for weeks finally spilled from his eyes.
Snow started to fall. It was gentle at first, but soon dropped thick and fast. Jack barely noticed as the snow piled up around him.