After landing on the wing of North's sleigh and ducking down as one of Bunny's boomerangs passed overhead I search the sky for Sandy and, to my horror, spot him above us surrounded by a ring of Pitch's nightmares. "We gotta help Sandy." I call to North and hang on as he turns the sleigh, making his way to where Sandy is.
But before we can get to him Pitch hits him with an arrow. "NO!" I hear someone scream then realize it's me, my eyes wide, and I throw myself from the wing into the sky, trying to make it to Sandy's side before we lose him silently pleading with the wind to go faster as his light begins to fade.
Behind me I hear North urging me to hurry. "I'll try North, I'll try." I think as I speed towards Sandy but I'm too late as Sandy's light dies in front of me causing me to stop, feeling like my heart has died along with Sandy though I refused to believe it as I whisper, "No." Then yell that one word louder and, though in pain, fly once more toward where I last saw him, my best friend and the one who accepted me out of all the Guardians even before I was chosen.
Once again I'm forced to stop midair as I watch in horror as a wave of black sand comes straight toward me and I'm soon lost in its darkness. "No, I won't give in I refuse to let you overtake me like you did Sandy. I'll live to fight in honor of his memory I'll live and make Sandy proud of me!" Were my thoughts just before my power increased, becoming stronger and almost too much for me to handle.
Refusing to let my power control me I let out a scream and clasped both hands onto my staff forcing my power away from me and upwards, freezing the black sand before it crumbles into nothing and falls from the sky, causing Pitch and I to fall as well. As I fall, weak from using that much power, I hear north call my name and feel someone catch me, realizing it's Tooth as I carefully move into a sitting position.
She asked me how I did that and I reply I didn't know I could as I examine my staff wondering if I could unleash that much power again. Once back at the Pole I jump out of the sleigh the minute it stopped and, pulling the hood up over my head, I go to hide wanting to be alone as I grieve for all of our loss the guilt that I should have tried harder to reach Sandy in time over coming me as I fly into the Workshop, avoiding yetis and elves alike, even Phil.
I'm not sure how much time passed before North found me as I sat on a window seat looking out the window, lifting my hand I press a finger against the glass and make an outline of Sandy in frost as he came to sit beside me. When I tell him that I feel like I should have done more, should have tried harder to reach him in time North told me that Sandy would be proud of me for not only standing up to Pitch but for protecting him, Tooth and Bunny as well.
Hearing him say those words made me feel a little better and I stood up, pushing the hood off my head, as we make our way to where the other two are waiting for us. I silently vow to fight alongside North, Bunny and Tooth in honor of Sandy's memory and make Pitch pay for taking him away from us, no matter what it took.