Mean Seasons 82 Heir of Nightmares 10
Jamie shuddered, still feeling sick. "Mom...Jack, Jack looks so...so still."
Carrie hugs her son tightly. "It's ok Jamie Pitch is gonna cure him and he'll be back to normal in no time."
"Do you think he knew what he was doing?" the Winter Prince asked, burying his face in her chest
Carrie can't help snorting. "He didn't have a freaking clue what he was doing."
"I'd give anything to think so." Her son wimpered. If je knew what he almpst did to Sophie..."
Carrie winced. "Yeah that is not a conversation I want to have."
"Mom?" the boy asked, eyes filled with pain
"Yes Jamie?" She asks.
"Do you...hate him now?"
Carrie blinked in confusion. "Of course I don't! Why do you think I would?"
"Because that's twice he endangered me." the boy whispered, a tear in his eyes as Jack began thrashing, unable to even struggle properly.
Carrie sighs. "And both times he wasn't in his right mind. Besides this time is Pitch's fault."
"Not my fault!" the Nightmare King growled.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you what the Winter King did. You had to find out because I had nightmares."
Pitch smiled as he drew out more sand.
Carrie rubs her forehead with one hand. "That's because you were worried about how I'd react and while I would have preferred hearing about it before the nightmares I understand." She then looks over to Pitch. "Couldn't you have prevented Jack from becoming tainted?" She asks.
"I could have if I had been paying attention. I could have protected him from the effects. Because of my ignoprance this happened!" Pitch said "I was a fool."
Carrie felt her lips twitch. "So it is your fault that Jack is tainted."
"NO! it was an accident! If it were my fault, I wouldnt want to cure him."
Carrie raised an eyebrow. "Why didn't you protect him from being tainted in the first place did you forget you could do it or something?" She rubs Jamie's back to comfort him.
"Because I didn't think it was necessary. Usually he is only indide my shadows and sand for very breif periods."
Carrie frowns. "Then how'd he become infected?"
"Over exposure." came the agitated reply. "Frost...stop it! I command you!"
Mother Nature frowned deeply as her father twisted his finger, tightening Jack's strings even more.
"Be gentle, Father."
Toothless stood protectively by his rider, Hiccup having been given instructions to stay nearby just in case. The dragon looked at Jack and growled, then wiffed at Sophie
Carrie looks at her daughter who is starring at the dragon in wonder. 'Oh no do not ask if you can keep him.'
"Sorry kiddo. " Hiccup laughed "Toothless already has a family."
Sophie giggled, then went right up to the limp form of Jack and kicked him hard in the chest.
"SOPHIE!" Jamie protested.
Carrie choked on air. "Sophie Emilia Bennett you stop that and come over here right now!"
"Mommy, He was being a meanieface!" she protested, "SCARED me!"
Carrie sighs and tries to find a way to explain it. "Sophie remember when Jamie was sick last year and said mean things to you?"
"Yes mommy. I kicked him in the shins!"
Carrie gives her daughter a look. "Do you remember the talk we had after that?"
Carrie sighs. "We talked about how being sick was making Jamie say things that he didn't mean because his brain wasn't working right." She reminded her daughter.
"So, Jackie sick?" sahe asked innocently, sounding concerned.
Carrie nods. "Yes he's really sick and doesn't understand what he's doing."
Jamie wept.
"Mommy why Jamie cwying?"
"Because he's worried about Jack, why don't you come over and give him a hug."
"Mom!" the boy cried, hugging Sophie "His eyes..."
Jack's eyes had actually returned to being blue. However, the blue they were was dull. Not as dull as when he had broke, but dull with control. He was dead to everything but Pitch's commands.
Carrie winced. 'That's worrying.'She thinks looking at Pitch. "You almost done?"
"Yes." came the flat reply.
Mother Nature looked apologeticly at Carrie. "If he wanted to, my father ould take advantage of Jack's state."
Carrie nods an hugs her kids. " I don't want to know."
"Believe it or not I'm almost done. Lucky fot Frost, he didn't really have time to really turn. Not completely."
MN frowned again "Your voice says something else as well. What is it?"
Pitch sighed "I told you restraining him like this would have consequences. For at least five days or more, Frost will be mine. He'll be free enough, but if, say, I tell him to go someplace, he will drop what he is doing and go to where I told him to go. he won't know why he is there, but regardless, he will go."
Carrie winced. "That's gonna go over like a lead balloon."
"He won't like it at all. Thats the price for being a moron the first time he gets to be a Nightmare Prince." Pitch justified, crossing his arms
Carrie gave Pitch a flat look. "What." She demanded.
"What I meant was..." he started to stammer "It was his first time! He got drunk off power because he wasn't used to it...Oh who am I kidding. Yes, a part of me hoped he would lose ok?!"
Carrie raises an eyebrow. "Lose?"
"Our bet. the reason Frost got exposed to my elements in the first place."
"Looking at him now...it would be so easy to manipulate him..."
Carrie gives him a deadpan look. "And if you did that your daughter would never forgive you."
"I know. At this point, I don't think I would forgive me either." The words sounded sincere
Carrie nods her lips twitching. "True."
ROTG
One week.
Pitch stayued for one week before any real progress was made. A month, and Jack stirred, groaning but still looking grey. Two weeks, and his skin returned to normal, and the Fearlings lost interest and retreated. A month and five days, and only Sleet remained by his master's side.
Finally, Jamie's fever was gone, the brand had stopped hurting, and he was good as new.
Pitch collapsed, having used his last ounce of strength to yank the final sand and shadows from Jack Ftost.
"You may come in now, Carrie."
Carrie entered the room hurrying over to the newly cured winter spirit. "He's back to normal?"
"As normal as you could consider Jack Frost being." Pitch snorted, though his tone was light. "I will have to be careful that I don't order him too much for a few weeks. Rise, Frost. You have company."
Jamie yelled and dove for Jack, flinging his arms around the winter sprite's waist.
"JACK!"
Carrie dropped down besides the duo and wrapped an arm around Jack's shoulder. "You had us worried Jack."
He yawned and stretched
"I had the strangest dream...Did someone give Sandy coffee again?"
Carrie winces and tightens her hug. "No... What did you dream about?"
"I was...working with Pitch, then all of a sudden, it was like I WAS Pitch...scaring kids...even Jamie."
Carrie cringed then looks at Pitch. "Pitch has somethings he needs to explain to you."
"It's about time yo snapped out of it, Frost. I was worried that you would be mine perminantly."
Jack gulped
"You warned me before we started doing that. I was too stubborn to listen."
Carrie begins to run her hand through Jack's hair. "It was an accident."
"Well technically it was my own fault. I should have listened to Pitch's warnings."
Carrie shakes her head. "Nope, if it was an accident then it wasn't anybody's fault."
"You...really think so?"
Carrie nods. "Yes I do."
he smiled, but Pitch sneered
"On your knees, Frost."
Carrie glared at Pitch. "Pitch don't."
Jack had no choice. he dropped to his knees. Pitch sneered again "Now swear you will LISTEN to my warniongs nexttime."
"I swear." the sprite said in a monotone voice.
"Good boy."
Carrie picked up one of Sophie's toy balls and threw it at Pitch hitting him in the head with it. "And you should find a way to avoid tainting Jack in the future."
"You cannot pin this on me!" the Boogieman snarlked
Carrie raised an eyebrow. "Did I say I was pinning it on you? I only said you should find a way to avoid it in the future."
Jack was tackled by Jamie, and laughed loudly "Hey kiddo!" he said warmly, grinning and hugging his First believer
"Mom look he's back!"
Carrie nods smiling at her son. "Yes he is."
Look everyone! Jack is better! And just in time for Christmas! I wonder if North os happy with? XD