Rise of the Guardians 2

Chapter 13

"To the sleigh?" Tooth asked

"No time" North said. He took a snowglobe out. "The Warren" he ordered and smashed it to the ground. We all followed through the portal into the midst of a battle. Black horse's were everywhere, made of the same black sand that I had seen at Sulis's Palace.

"Nightmares" North spat. He took out his swords and began to fight. I heard Tooth ordering her fairies to attack and saw Sandy and his golden whips. In the confusion I saw Bunny with his boomerangs and exploding eggs. Merida raised her bow, I readied my staff and together we charged into battle.

There seemed to be an infinite amount of Nightmares. They just kept coming and coming, destroying egg after egg and with a jolt I realized that wasn't the only thing they were doing. Wherever they touched, life died. Grass withered and the flowers that the eggs came from shriveled up. They weren't just ruining this year's Easter, they were destroying it for all time.

After a time the Nightmares dispersed and we heard laughing. We all tensed up and kept our weapons at the ready. Then out of the shadows, three figures appeared.Of the right was a woman, with black hair and blue eyes, wearing a red dress and black cloak. To the left was an ancient old man. If corpses could walk it would be this guy. He looked dead with his face rotting. In the middle of the three there was a tall man with spiky black hair wearing a robe. He spoke

"Hello North, It's been a while. Oh look, you're all here. Toothina, The Sandman, Jack-and what's this." He looked at me "Breeze Fever, I believe, Spirit of Summer." He turned to Merida. "Oh, and Merida Dunbroch, Spirit of Magic. What are you two doing here? ...unless" He raised a finger "MIM up to his old tricks I see. Recruiting helpers."

"Your trick as vell, unless my eyes deceive me." said North

"Yes, well you'd be surprised at how many agreed" Said Pitch "Did you enjoy my new trick Bunnymund. That was of course courtesy of my acquaintance Namtar." North ignored him.

"Namtar, Gothel you are seriously listening to him." North said to the old man and woman "He only promises fear and hatred."

"It is better than nothing" rasped Namtar

"Which is all we have now, Guardian" the woman-Gothel said "We will be hated yes, but not ignored."

"Exactly!" said Pitch "Listen to them North, we have been ignored for too long. Well, no longer" He took a step back "Until next time"

We charged after them, but they melted into the shadows.

"They're gone" said Bunny quietly. I looked at him. It was the first time he had spoken since we got to the Warren and he had a devastated look on his face. The Warren had been completely decimated. He turned to me "Can you fix it?"

I touched my staff to the ground and willed the grass to grow, the flowers to revive, for anything to happen. But nothing did.

Arrrgh" I yelled and slammed my staff into the ground. I knelt down and felt a tear run down my face. My powers had never failed me before and it was never for something this important.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Are you alright?" Tooth asked.

"I'm fine" I said tightly. I stood up and wiped the tear away. "So, what do we do now?"

"You need to go and retrieve the other Guardians" North said "Ve will stay here and fight for as long as ve can"

I nodded and he handed me the watch. I set it for the first date and we all joined hands.

"Vait" North said we turned to him "Goodbye and good luck" He said. We all nodded and then were sucked into a portal full of color and sound.

End Of Part One